Metalinguistic awareness and evidence of cross-linguistic influence among bilingual learners in Irish primary schools

Language Awareness

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 182-197

  Dillon, Anna M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Bilingual education; Foreign language pedagogy; Metalinguistic awareness; TLA

Indexed keywords

EID: 75349102711     PISSN: 09658416     EISSN: 17477506     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658410902928479     Document Type: Article

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